| A | B |
|---|
| affluence | wealth, riches, prosperity; great abundance, plenty |
| arrears | unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished duty |
| cascade | a steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forth in quantity; to flow downard (like a waterfall) |
| cringe | to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness |
| crotchety | cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims |
| format | the size, shape, or arrangement of something |
| immobile | not movable; not moving |
| impassable | blocked so that nothing can go through |
| innovation | something new, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device, etc. |
| jovial | good-humored, in high spirits; merry |
| manacle | a handcuff, anything that chains or confines; to chain or restrain (as with handcuffs) |
| martial | warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life |
| minimum | the smallest possible amount; the lowest permissable or possible |
| nimble | quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever |
| onset | the beginning, start (especially of something violent anf destructive); an attack, assault |
| partition | something that divides (such as a wall); the act of dividing somthing into parts or sections; to divide or subdivide into parts or shares |
| perishable | likely to spoil or decay |
| retrieve | to find and bring back, get back; to put right, make good |
| sinister | appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm |
| taut | tightly drawm, tense; neat, in good order |
